Former Kiribati president Anote Tong, a leading voice on climate change, says Australia's failure to secure its bid to host the next United Nations climate conference COP31 with Pacific nations is a missed opportunity in several ways

Minister for Women, who last year defended the fact that women should be elected on merit, has had a change of heart and now supports special seats for women in parliament: sitting at decision-making tables would accelerate much-needed changes

A last-minute visa mix-up nearly prevented Kiribati from joining the 65th Board of Directors Meeting of the Association of Pacific Island Legislatures general assembly; people need to fly to Fiji to get the US visa to enter the Northern Mariana Islands

100-day action plan of the Tourism Authority of Kiribati has come to an end and results are being assessed; it focused on enhancing regulatory frameworks, improving tourism readiness in outer islands, and developing community-led visitors' experiences

An international expedition will head to Nikumaroro island to look for the plane of missing aviator Amelia Earhart disappeared on July 2, 1937, as she tried to become the first woman to circumnavigate the globe by air